Hyundai Motor's first foreign CEO, President Jose Munoz..Motor Trend 2025 Person of the Year
Feb 28, 2025
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Motor Trend named President Jose Muñoz as Person of the Year, #1 on the '2025 Auto Trend Power List' 50. Tesla CEO Elon Musk came in second.U.S. President Donald Trump, General Motors Chairman Mary Barra, and Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringey ranked third to fifth.
The media evaluated that President Munoz made a remarkable achievement as Hyundai's first foreign CEO late last year after moving from Nissan North America to Hyundai Motor in 2019.
He also reported that he led Hyundai Motor's North American division for several years, recording record-high sales, market share, and highest operating profit.Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun ranked 12th and Hyundai Genesis Design Director Lee Sang-yeop ranked 18th in the 2025 Person of the Year ranking.
Meanwhile, Peter Schrier, then president of Hyundai Motor Group's design management, was selected as the Person of the Year in 2020, and Chung Eui-sun, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, was selected as the Person of the Year in 2023.
Editor Kim Tae-jin, tj.kim@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
